Updating HP StorageWorks MSA60 and MSA70 Enclosure Firmware Offline Using DFDUTIL.EFI, Edition 1, March 2009
Updating Enclosure Firmware Offline
Follow the procedures in this section to verify and update the firmware in an external enclosure
attached to an AH303A host bus adapter.
Downloading the Enclosure Firmware File
To locate and download firmware for HP StorageWorks enclosures, follow these steps:
1. Go to the HP Software & Driver Downloads website, at:
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html?pageDisplay=drivers
2. Search for the name of your enclosure; for example, “MSA60” or “MSA70”.
3. In the search results, click Cross operating system (BIOS, Firmware, Diagnostics, etc.).
4. Click Download to download the firmware package.
Preparing to Run DFDUTIL
To prepare the system to run DFDUTIL, follow these steps:
1. Place the Offline Diagnostic CD containing DFDUTIL.EFI in the CD drive before booting
the system.
2. Boot the system to the EFI Shell prompt.
3. Locate the cdrom entry in the list of mapped devices, and change to the device by entering
its associated fs number (for example, fs0) under EFI Shell prompt.
4. Move to the ODE directory:
fs0:\> cd \EFI\HP\DIAG\ODE
5. Copy the following utilities from the ODE directory to the same directory where you
downloaded the enclosure firmware:
• DFDUTIL.EFI
• ODE.EFI
• SLMOD.EFI
• MAPFILE
Determining the Current Enclosure Firmware and Verifying the Firmware File
To determine the current enclosure firmware and to verify the firmware image file, follow these
steps:
1. If you have not already done so, perform the steps in “Downloading the Enclosure Firmware
File” (page 3) and “Preparing to Run DFDUTIL” (page 3).
2. To start the Offline Diagnostics Environment (ODE), enter ODE at the EFI shell prompt. For
example:
fs0:\> ODE
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****** ******
****** Offline Diagnostic Environment ******
****** ******
****** (C) Copyright Hewlett-Packard Co 1993-2008 ******
****** All Rights Reserved ******
****** ******
****** HP shall not be liable for any damages resulting from the ******
****** use of this program. ******
****** ******
****** TC Version B.00.24 ******
****** SysLib Version B.00.11 ******
****** Mapfile Version B.01.35 ******
****** ******
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